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INT'L JEWELLERY EXHIBITION IN YEREVAN DRAWS 125 COMPANIES FROM 23 COUNTRIES
ITAR-TASS, Russia
October 28, 2013 Monday 06:37 AM GMT+4
YEREVAN October 28
- One hundred and twenty-five companies from 23 countries will take
part in the 3rd international jewellery exhibition "Yerevan Show-2013"
opening here on Monday. It has been organized by the World Armenian
Jewellers Associatin (AJA) under the patronage of Armenia's President
Serge Sargsyan and with the particiation of the Republic's Ministry
of Economics.
The world-famed jewellery and horology companies, producers and
disributors of adornments have brough their wares here for displaying
at the show: jewellery articles made from precious and semi-precious
stones ornaments with pearls, corals, and watches. Fashion jewellery,
equipment and jewellery making toools will be also on view at the
Yerevan Show.
Due to AJA's support and to Armenian governmen subsidies, over 25
jewellery companies of the Republic got an opportunity to represent
their products side by side with the world's eminent brands.
It has been pointed out that the organizers have also created
conditions for the arrival of more than 150 wholesale buyers of
jewellery from Russia, Belarus, Israel, India, Kazakhstan, Canada,
the United Arab Emirates, the United States, Ukraine, and France.
The exhibition programme provides for a conference on the theme of
"The Modern State of the Jewellery Sector, Problems and Prospects",
at which a project will be presented for the establishment of a
jewellery free economic area in Yerean.
Within the scope of the Yerevan Show, an exhibition of the works of
prominent Paris-based sculptor David Erevantsi (Babayan), who was
also a jewellera the start of his creative career, will be held. In
particular, he sculpted a monument to Armenian composer Komitas. The
monument has been erected in the centre of the French capital.
A ceremony will be also held to introduce AJA's charity research
foundation, the programmes of which include the study of the history of
Armenian jewellery business, and the granting of student scholarships
for studies at the world's best higher learning establishments.
AJA Vice-President Artak Udumyan has told Itar-Tass that interest
in the exhibition is also evinced by both the professional jeweller
community and the public at large. The number of exhibitors has
trebled as compared with that last year, he pointed out.
According to Gagik Gevorkyan, AJA chief, Chairman of the Jewellery
Guild of Russia, and President of the Moscow Jewellery House"
Aesthete", "The projects being implemented by the Association
become increasingly serious and large-scale". "In the long term, the
programmrs can exert positive influence not only on the development
of the jewellery sector but the entire economy of Armenia," he said.
"The implementation of a programme for establishing a jewellery free
economic area in Yerevan, the idea of which has been supported by the
country's authorities, will make it possible to turn the jewellery
sector and diamond working into a powerful source of receiving revenue
from abroad, create new jobs and secure a substantial breakthrough
resultant of technological advancemenrt", Gevorkyan expects. His
opinion is that "This will enable the Republic to become one of key
sectoral players in the international arena".
On June 11, Gevorkyan was appoitned Adviser to the President of
Armenia as a social service worker. By a Decree of the Head of State,
he "has been asssigned to represent jewellery business of the Republic
on the international scene".
Gaetano Cavalieri, Predident of the World Jewellery Confederation
(CIBJO), believes that "In the world, there are several countries
and nations which are famed for their qualified jewellers; Armenia
and Armenians are among them". His conviction is that "The Republic
affords an immense potential to occupy one of foremost positions in
the world jewellery industry".
"Due to its unique geographical position, Armenia is as if a
link between Asia and Europe and this is fraught with important
possibilities", Cavalieri pointed out.
Armenia is the world's only country where a Jeweller Day has been
instituted and is on the list of State holidays. The Jewellery Day
is marked on the last Sunday of October.
ITAR-TASS, Russia
October 28, 2013 Monday 06:37 AM GMT+4
YEREVAN October 28
- One hundred and twenty-five companies from 23 countries will take
part in the 3rd international jewellery exhibition "Yerevan Show-2013"
opening here on Monday. It has been organized by the World Armenian
Jewellers Associatin (AJA) under the patronage of Armenia's President
Serge Sargsyan and with the particiation of the Republic's Ministry
of Economics.
The world-famed jewellery and horology companies, producers and
disributors of adornments have brough their wares here for displaying
at the show: jewellery articles made from precious and semi-precious
stones ornaments with pearls, corals, and watches. Fashion jewellery,
equipment and jewellery making toools will be also on view at the
Yerevan Show.
Due to AJA's support and to Armenian governmen subsidies, over 25
jewellery companies of the Republic got an opportunity to represent
their products side by side with the world's eminent brands.
It has been pointed out that the organizers have also created
conditions for the arrival of more than 150 wholesale buyers of
jewellery from Russia, Belarus, Israel, India, Kazakhstan, Canada,
the United Arab Emirates, the United States, Ukraine, and France.
The exhibition programme provides for a conference on the theme of
"The Modern State of the Jewellery Sector, Problems and Prospects",
at which a project will be presented for the establishment of a
jewellery free economic area in Yerean.
Within the scope of the Yerevan Show, an exhibition of the works of
prominent Paris-based sculptor David Erevantsi (Babayan), who was
also a jewellera the start of his creative career, will be held. In
particular, he sculpted a monument to Armenian composer Komitas. The
monument has been erected in the centre of the French capital.
A ceremony will be also held to introduce AJA's charity research
foundation, the programmes of which include the study of the history of
Armenian jewellery business, and the granting of student scholarships
for studies at the world's best higher learning establishments.
AJA Vice-President Artak Udumyan has told Itar-Tass that interest
in the exhibition is also evinced by both the professional jeweller
community and the public at large. The number of exhibitors has
trebled as compared with that last year, he pointed out.
According to Gagik Gevorkyan, AJA chief, Chairman of the Jewellery
Guild of Russia, and President of the Moscow Jewellery House"
Aesthete", "The projects being implemented by the Association
become increasingly serious and large-scale". "In the long term, the
programmrs can exert positive influence not only on the development
of the jewellery sector but the entire economy of Armenia," he said.
"The implementation of a programme for establishing a jewellery free
economic area in Yerevan, the idea of which has been supported by the
country's authorities, will make it possible to turn the jewellery
sector and diamond working into a powerful source of receiving revenue
from abroad, create new jobs and secure a substantial breakthrough
resultant of technological advancemenrt", Gevorkyan expects. His
opinion is that "This will enable the Republic to become one of key
sectoral players in the international arena".
On June 11, Gevorkyan was appoitned Adviser to the President of
Armenia as a social service worker. By a Decree of the Head of State,
he "has been asssigned to represent jewellery business of the Republic
on the international scene".
Gaetano Cavalieri, Predident of the World Jewellery Confederation
(CIBJO), believes that "In the world, there are several countries
and nations which are famed for their qualified jewellers; Armenia
and Armenians are among them". His conviction is that "The Republic
affords an immense potential to occupy one of foremost positions in
the world jewellery industry".
"Due to its unique geographical position, Armenia is as if a
link between Asia and Europe and this is fraught with important
possibilities", Cavalieri pointed out.
Armenia is the world's only country where a Jeweller Day has been
instituted and is on the list of State holidays. The Jewellery Day
is marked on the last Sunday of October.